article Clear the Deck PREPARATIONI had to rebuild some styrene pieces that had been damaged during stripping. I also found scratches and dents that I had to fill with cyanoacrylate. The level of surface finish…
article F4U-1A Corsair By: Hubert Ortinger My Project Tamiya 1/48 scale Having outdone myself with my Wildcat with folded wings and a highly detailed kit, I intended to do the same with this Corsair, so I…
article F4u Corsair Factory Assembly Line From Production Reality to Scale Modeling Accuracy The Vought F4U Corsair is often approached by modelers as a finished war machine, heavily weathered and placed on a Pacific airstrip.…
article RAF Desert Pink Camouflage in Iraq (1991–2003): Gulf War Aircraft, Colors & Operational Reality The introduction of the Desert Pink camouflage by the Royal Air Force during the build-up to the 1991 Gulf…
article Blenheim Mk.IVF. wreck Hellenic Air Force Museum in Tatoi. The first exhibit that one can see upon entering the HAF (Hellenic Air Force Museum) in Tatoi, Athens, is the wreck of a Blenheim Mk.IVF,…
article F7F Tigercat Fire Bombers – From Heavy Fighter to Aerial Firefighter The Grumman F7F Tigercat was one of the most powerful piston-engine fighters ever built in the United States. Designed during World War II,…
article Ki-61-II ‘Bubbletop’ Kawasaki Ki-61-II-kai The rare and elusive Kawasaki Ki-61-II-kai “Bubbletop” has long fascinated aviation historians and scale modelers alike. Known for its distinctive redesigned canopy and improved performance over earlier variants, this late-war…
article RAAF Royal Australian Air Force camouflage 1941-1945 The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) had its own palette which, while roughly based on RAF colors, had slight variations to the originals. Additionally there was a…
article RAF Photo-reconnaissance High Altitude PRU (1940-1945) Beginning in December 1940, tactical aircraft used in photo-reconnaissance began to adopt their own specialized camouflage designs, introducing many experimental colors and patterns of which only a few…
article P-47 Thunderbolt & P-51 Mustang Diorama Operation Overlord Maintenance Diorama I am proud to show off my completed Operation Overlord Maintenance Diorama. From start to finish, this entire project was completed in roughly 40…
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